Top 10+ timeless cookie recipes you’ll make again and again
Fire up your oven and grab the milk.
Is there a better aroma than batches of cookies cooking in your kitchen? While cakes and pies are grand, show-stopping desserts, you can't beat cookies for their easy and simplicity.
Whether you're in the mood for chocolate, coconut, peanut butter, or even strawberry, these classic cookie recipes will satisfy all of your sweet cravings.
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Forgotten Cookies
These addictively crunchy meringue cookies barely bake at all, yet get magically crisp as they rest overnight.
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Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These are one of the most fun cookies to bake. They start out round and white, then get crackly as they spread in the oven.
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Soft Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy and full of oats and raisins, these classic oatmeal cookies are hard to beat.
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Chewy Molasses Cookies
The rich, deep sweetness of molasses makes these crinkle cookies super Southern and extra tasty.
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Pan-Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies
A firm smack on the countertop mid-bake makes these cookies collapse, condensing their flavor.
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Strawberry Shortbread Cookies
Freeze-dried strawberries add a glorious pink hue and a tart crunch to these adorable sugar cookies.
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Walnut Crescents
Once a mainstay at Southern weddings, these buttery, crumbly cookies melt in your mouth.
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Coconut Macaroons
Half cookie, half candy, these coconut cuties are sweet, chewy, and easy to make.
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Not a fan of raisins? This is the oatmeal cookie recipe for you. Chocolate chips make a much tastier addition, in my opinion.
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Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
Grab a fork and get ready to cross-hatch your your way to peanut butter heaven.
